ames Bowie was famous for a large hunting knife he designed, the Bowie knife, and other frontier legends. He came to Texas in 1828. In 1831, he married the daughter of the vice governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. For which of these is James Bowie also famous in Texas? A. He served as temporary president of Texas. B. He was among those massacred at Goliad. C. He served as a Colonel at the battle of the Alamo.